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Originally Posted by Vikesrock
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We used an E-Stop Robotics Custom Control Interface this year, and I can say that it's MUCH better than the Cypress Board that comes in the KOP. Very easy to wire into, and our Software recognized it just like it was another joystick - definitely worth the $40 or so dollars that it costs.
We remake our Control Board every year to two years, depending on how well the drivers like the previous control board and how well the board works with the game. If you're looking to make a board that'll work with any robot, I suggest making a two piece board that has two drive joysticks and the Classmate on one half, and assorted buttons and joysticks for auxiliary functions on the other half - that way you'll only have to change half of the board since most of the time drive configuration doesn't change (at least for us).
If you're looking for some good buttons that will hold up extremely well throughout a competition season or three, I'd suggest looking into arcade buttons from Suzo-Happ. Most of them are designed for something like 1 million cycles, so they'll hold up for quite a while, even if you like to press them a bit "aggressively". We've been using the same buttons for the past 3 seasons and haven't had one issue with them yet.